# CVE-2006-1079: Command injection in n/a

> Local attackers can gain privileges via shell metacharacters in htpasswd command line arguments if executed with elevated permissions.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Mar 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fmrq-6vmh-qmmf

## What is CVE-2006-1079?

CVE-2006-1079 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

htpasswd, as used in Acme thttpd 2.25b and possibly other products such as Apache, might allow local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a command line argument, which is used in a call to the system function.  NOTE: since htpasswd is normally installed as a non-setuid program, and the exploit is through command line options, perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.  However, if there are some typical or recommended configurations that use htpasswd with sudo privileges, or common products that access htpasswd remotely, then perhaps it should be included.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1079?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Acme Labs Thttpd.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-1079?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1079 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-1079 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1079 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2000-0359](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0359/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-1078](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1078/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2002-0733](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0733/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2000-0900](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0900/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-4248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4248/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-1079 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-1079 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1079 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1079/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1079/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1079
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1079
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-1079

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1079/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.